Purchasing of scheduled caste land
Parthasarathi Naik
(Querist) 07 September 2023
This query is : Resolved
Can a scheduled tribe person buy a land from scheduled caste in Odisha?
Does it require any special permission from sub collector or DM??
kavksatyanarayana
(Expert) 07 September 2023
Yes. It requires permission from the Government/District Collector.
Advocate Bhartesh goyal
(Expert) 08 September 2023
No, scheduled tribe person can't buy land from scheduled cast person, he has to seek permission from collector else it would be void sale transaction.
T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate
(Expert) 08 September 2023
PROVISIONSTOSAFEGUARDTHEINTERESTSOFS.C&S.TPEOPLE UNDERTHEOLRACT,1960 SECTION22:RestrictiononalienationoflandbyScheduledTribes (1)Anytransferofaholdingorpartthereofbyaraiyat,belongingtoScheduledTribeshallbevoid exceptwhereitisinfavourof-a)apersonbelongingtoaScheduledTribe.Orb)apersonnot belongingtoaScheduledTribewhensuchtransferismadewiththepreviouspermissioninwriting oftheRevenueOfficer. ProvidedthatincaseofatransferbysaletheRevenueOfficershallnotgrantsuchpermissionunless heissatisfiedthatapurchaserbelongingtoaScheduledTribewillingtopaythemarketpriceforthe landisnotavailableandincaseofagiftunlessheissatisfiedaboutthebonafidesthereof.
